Mille Lacs Wildlife Management Area

Cranberry Lake

6.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Cranberry Lake is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Mille Lacs Wildlife Management Area near Page, MN. The route reaches Cranberry Lake at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,247 – 1,263 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.97365, -93.61310
Nearest town Page, MN

Directions

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Cranberry Lake

6.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 1,246–1,262 ft

Out & Back · Mille Lacs Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 45.97365, -93.61310

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 3.2 miReach Cranberry Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 3.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead